Me: “I don’t know. I don’t want to think about this. I just want to sleep!”

Brain: “You’ve never had a sick child before. Let’s think of all the diseases she could get and how ill-prepared you are for dealing with them.”

Me: “Let’s not.

Brain: “There’s the standard cold and flu, but also much more serious things like Ebola and Monkey Pox.”

Me: “How would she get Monkey Pox?!

Brain: “You don’t know the kind of kids she’s around all day. That wet one looks a little weird. Probably spent some time in a Brazilian jail.”

Me: “I could really go for a concussion right now.”

Brain: “OK, I’ll leave you alone.”

Me: “Finally!”

[30-seconds later.]

Brain: “Hey, if you were at Hogwarts, what House would you be in?”

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Kelly Van De Walle is the senior creative & marketing writer for Briscoe14 Communications (www.briscoe14.com). He can be reached at vandkel@hotmail.com or via dangling your keys in front of his face (he loves that) . Follow Kelly on Twitter @pancake_bunny for happiness and stickers.